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. >> the allegations are the irs was doing this for more than a year. a year ago the president was running for re-election, so did the people in the white house know the irs was applying additional scrutiny to the tax documents of conservative groups, perhaps to keep them at bay during the election? if that's the case, you could argue this was a political decision. if none of the political people in the white house knew about it, then the irs will say, well, we did this because it was overload. too many of these applications. you can make both arguments. congress needs to get to the bottom because who knew what, when is paramount importance. >> they have to spend half or a little more than half of all their money on certain matters and then the rest of it they can just spend on political operative business. that's because of this ruling from the supreme court. whether you like that or not doesn't matter but you have to investigate whether they're at the right threshold, whether they're documenting tax laws, but to apply to one side and not the other, th
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the irs acted within the law. the irs did not go outside of the law to target these groups. host: your response? uest: congress has the ability o make and ship the lot. one of the points raised in the report was some of the ambiguity that is at play when they're trying to figure out if the organization might be political or set up too much for the private benefit. you saw republicans and democrats both going after the ira's and both parties seem concerned about this. host: does there seem to be any movement towards legislation that would more define these arious status? guest: we have heard a lot of talk in recent years in the tax reform community and campaign finance reform community that there are big issues out there that they think deserve levels f advancement. we are waiting to see what will come from this particular situation. host: next up is daniel on airline for republicans in north carolina. o ahe caller: i was watching the hearings last night. i am a young guy who doesn't ith politics and i am very disheartened to see interests were not given last night. host: giv
the irs acted within the law. the irs did not go outside of the law to target these groups. host: your response? uest: congress has the ability o make and ship the lot. one of the points raised in the report was some of the ambiguity that is at play when they're trying to figure out if the organization might be political or set up too much for the private benefit. you saw republicans and democrats both going after the ira's and both parties seem concerned about this. host: does there seem to be...
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it is telling the irs in the response to the i.g. said they gotten pressures from members of congress to look into tea party groups. that will be explored by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee. >> jamie: the white house has asked staffers at meetings don't spend any more than 10% of your time on addressing this. what kind of strategy is that? >> i think the white house really fumbled their initial response to the irs scandal. so the end of the this week they picked up the game a bit. they are going to have to be relentless. this has to be on the president's desk on a daily basis for the in ex several weeks because congress is going to be looking into this for quite some time. >> jamie: look at all these hearings going on. forget about the costs to the taxpayers, there are other issues on the plate for the president. he is saying i want to focus on jobs immigration. middle-class will be focus. is he saying that this scandal or even benghazi doesn't impact those americans, as well? >> i think the strategy f
it is telling the irs in the response to the i.g. said they gotten pressures from members of congress to look into tea party groups. that will be explored by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee. >> jamie: the white house has asked staffers at meetings don't spend any more than 10% of your time on addressing this. what kind of strategy is that? >> i think the white house really fumbled their initial response to the irs scandal. so the end of the this week...
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even the irs. it just feeds the beast as opposed to, you know, to creating opportunity for the president to move on with the business of his administration. so i wouldn't say he's aloof. i would say that i think he's underestimated the opposition. >> arthel: bret, how do you see it? >> i think the president's strength is derived from his credibility and leadership and the president has not exhibited either in the cases of the scandals that are swirling around him. he's aloof, condescending, dismisssive. and that's not what the american expect out of their president, especially one who promised us in 2008 that he'd have the most open, transparent and honest government our country has ever seen. and it's been quite the contrary. it's been the most secretive and oppressive to those people he perceives as enemies. i think the american people are saying, either our president is incompetent or he's a liar or maybe a combination of both. that's not a very good attribute for the american people to put to t
even the irs. it just feeds the beast as opposed to, you know, to creating opportunity for the president to move on with the business of his administration. so i wouldn't say he's aloof. i would say that i think he's underestimated the opposition. >> arthel: bret, how do you see it? >> i think the president's strength is derived from his credibility and leadership and the president has not exhibited either in the cases of the scandals that are swirling around him. he's aloof,...
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the ap issue, the irs issue, these are very, very serious. and there are questions that remain to be answered. having said that, from what i've seen, i don't think that any of these stories will really have long legs, that they'll go on for terribly long if they're handled properly. i mean, it appears here that senior officials in the administration, in particular in the white house, were not involved in the irs issue, for example. it appears from the e-mails on benghazi that there is a perfectly good explanation for how that thing unfolded. >> i was just going to say, on the irs issue, i think republicans and some others would take issue with that. let's go to the -- talk about the hearing, congressional hearing that went on for hours yesterday where we learned, you know, we had outgoing irs chief steven miller testifying and we learned that treasury officials, some appointed by the obama administration, knew before the 2012 election that the irs inspector general was investigating this. so that brings a whole new question. >> well, it does.
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what went on at the irs. he will work with them and make sure there is no stonewalling no, half answers, no witnesses withheld. bottom line earlier today mcconnell told me he was not surprised by the activity at the irs. >> well, i'm inclined to say i told you. so i was talking about this a year ago when tea party groups in my state indicated they were being harassed by the irs. clearly, that was happening. it took an i.g. report for them to fess up to it. >> so while the acting commission is leaving, republicans are saying the investigation will be thorough. that includes house oversight chairman darrell issa calling five irs witnesses to come up here for transcripted interviews. it's not under oath but it is a crime to lie to congress, shep. >> shepard: mike, what are we hearing from democrats? >> well, they are saying there is no defense for what went on at the irs. and the head ahead of the president's announcement a key democrat who will be a key figure in a hearing on friday said it is time for change.
what went on at the irs. he will work with them and make sure there is no stonewalling no, half answers, no witnesses withheld. bottom line earlier today mcconnell told me he was not surprised by the activity at the irs. >> well, i'm inclined to say i told you. so i was talking about this a year ago when tea party groups in my state indicated they were being harassed by the irs. clearly, that was happening. it took an i.g. report for them to fess up to it. >> so while the acting...
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a lot of people who get in trouble with the irs better have some answers when the irs comes knocking on their door. otherwise they're going to face all kinds of retribution. so when you have a hearing, especially of this magnitude and steven miller comes apparently unprepared, what's your reaction to what you saw yesterday? >> this is typical from the administration. this is the way they play it. they say, we didn't get the information. we weren't aware of it. we're still investigating it. and it's a constant slow walk. what really occurred in this situation was nonprofit groups that were conservative made an application. they were asked for a lot of additional paperwork that liberal groups were not asked for and they were never given an answer. this is the pattern of this administration. multiple agencies do it. it's as clear as things like the keystone pipeline. there are people talking about the keystone pipeline say why is that such a big deal? that's exactly what it is. every previous administration has -- this one constantly asks for more paperwork and delays in giving an answe
a lot of people who get in trouble with the irs better have some answers when the irs comes knocking on their door. otherwise they're going to face all kinds of retribution. so when you have a hearing, especially of this magnitude and steven miller comes apparently unprepared, what's your reaction to what you saw yesterday? >> this is typical from the administration. this is the way they play it. they say, we didn't get the information. we weren't aware of it. we're still investigating...
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told of the irs investigation a year ago. but tonight, we have learned that some republican members of congress were also told back then. reena ninan joining us from the white house. reena, good evening. >> reporter: the white house officials were first made aware of the irs probe in late april. but insisted president obama wasn't informed then. instead, learning about it when the story broke in the media. white house aide dan pfeiffer says no orders were given to the irs to go after tea party groups. >> bottom line, no communication as far as you know from the white house, to the irs, about this targeting? >> no. absolutely not. whether it's legal or illegal, is not important to the fact that the conduct of the matter. we have to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: senior treasury officials learned of the investigation last year and so did republicans. the chair of the house oversight committee knew of the probe in june. and asked what would be in an irs inspector general's report. >> i knew when we made the alle
told of the irs investigation a year ago. but tonight, we have learned that some republican members of congress were also told back then. reena ninan joining us from the white house. reena, good evening. >> reporter: the white house officials were first made aware of the irs probe in late april. but insisted president obama wasn't informed then. instead, learning about it when the story broke in the media. white house aide dan pfeiffer says no orders were given to the irs to go after tea...
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, but what is the culture at the irs that anyone in the irs and the obama administration would think that the word patriot would be used to give additional scrutiny, additional inquire tow groups that had the word patriot? what's more offensive to me is that even once the senior officials found out this was being done, they changed it and they thought they were making it better by allowing the groups to get higher scrutiny if they were trying to educate voters on the bill of rights in the constitution. i want to know what at the irs -- what they found so offensive about the first and the second amendment and the bill of rights that they felt it was okay to do that. i think it was good for jay carn tow come out with a statement in the last hour. but i think that president obama needs to address this issue personally, or else it will be seen as a wink and a nod to the irs that this was okay. >> eric: richard, do you think they did anything wrong? >> let's look at the facts. a 501/c 4 is like the fraternal order of police. that gets tax exempt party. is the tea party group a social welf
, but what is the culture at the irs that anyone in the irs and the obama administration would think that the word patriot would be used to give additional scrutiny, additional inquire tow groups that had the word patriot? what's more offensive to me is that even once the senior officials found out this was being done, they changed it and they thought they were making it better by allowing the groups to get higher scrutiny if they were trying to educate voters on the bill of rights in the...
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it's no wonder that the a little and irs get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> heather: so let's bring in our political panel, mercedes ex spokesperson for george w. bush and david mercer, deputy finance director for the dnc. david, is there a saying, do as i say, not as i do. is this a case of the opposite, do as i do, not as necessarily i say, where administration members give them low level or high don't need to be told directly to do these things, but they take do it by actions they see taken, an unspoken directive or culture of intimidation? >> i don't think that many would put stock on what the senate minority leader just mentioned with regard to this culture of intimidation. in fact, there is no proof of it. in fact, he needs to pay attention to the facts that were borne out in the investigation or the hearing on friday which was that one by the i.g. or inspector general, there was found to be no evidence of political motivation in the targeting. secondly, it wasn't the white house that was informed about this, it
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of the three, most about the irs. i wonder, charles, you wrote in your article, your latest one, you write that, quote, for them, this is more about their scandal, less than what is scandalous. perhaps these new approval ratings indicate that many americans do agree with you. >> i think -- i mean, take a broad swipe at liberalism. it is trying to lay the case out. i think the issue here is more that people genuinely like this president. they really do not see any connection with him and what is happening in a kind of backwater office in cincinnati or whoever. kind of low-level irs agents who are doing whatever they're doing and making a scream that it's inappropriate. and that scream, by the way, the "new york times" reports today, also caught over two dozen liberal groups in that screen, a number of apolitical groups in that screen. this was not necessarily a government and its liberal agenda trying to weed out people. it was people, low-level irs agents, that's what it appears to be at this point, trying to make a s
of the three, most about the irs. i wonder, charles, you wrote in your article, your latest one, you write that, quote, for them, this is more about their scandal, less than what is scandalous. perhaps these new approval ratings indicate that many americans do agree with you. >> i think -- i mean, take a broad swipe at liberalism. it is trying to lay the case out. i think the issue here is more that people genuinely like this president. they really do not see any connection with him and...
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of the irs -- the irs is part of the enforcement. i think the problem is majority of the states are not setting up state exchanges in almost half the states there's question about participating in the expansion of medicaid. those are the pillars to expand coverage to all americans, the fundamental obama promise of his presidency. i think that advocates are worried that it sets obama care up to fail. >> a lot of the business owners around the country are looking what it means for them. what the costs are going to be. a lot of people making the decision whether they're going to drop health insurance for their employees and just pay the fine because it's cheaper. so, there's going to be a lot of unintended consequences, don't you think? >> do another repeal vote. part of the problem is, how does this get managed and the obama administration and the states set up their exchanges? >> time is wasting here. they need to have this done by september, by the fall. >> yes. they are not even sure how it's all going to roll out. it's never been d
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of the irs. steven miller receives for the second time in five days. they questioned him on friday. today we will also hear about from doggish man. he was the acting commissioner last year when he testified before congress that the irs was not targeting conservative groups. lawmaker also want the white house to reveal which officials found out about at audit of the irs before the media reported it. >> officials at the treasury knew about this a year ago. officials at the irs knew about it for two years. congress has been trying to get answers for two years. >> reporter: many republicans are not buying president obama's claims that he was not aware of the audit until the media reported it. how this scandal is effecting his approval rating when i see you next hour. >>> time now 6:17. assistant coach for the san jose saber cats is facing battery charges after being arrested over the weekend. cedric walker is defensive coordinator at san jose arena football league. he's accused of roughing up an exec
of the irs. steven miller receives for the second time in five days. they questioned him on friday. today we will also hear about from doggish man. he was the acting commissioner last year when he testified before congress that the irs was not targeting conservative groups. lawmaker also want the white house to reveal which officials found out about at audit of the irs before the media reported it. >> officials at the treasury knew about this a year ago. officials at the irs knew about it...
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, in this case, to get to the truth of exactly what went on in the irs because the irs employees are not obviously telling us what went on and what the truth is. jon: and again, we're learning more about how all of these scandals are coming to light. this one, came from a question at an american bar association seminar, a forum, in which lois lerner sort of let it slip, oh, yeah, we targeted tea party groups kind of by accident. turns out the question had been planted according to "the washington post". >> right. so they don't break it, bringing it to congress, revealing it, through, some legitimate channel. they actually have a questioner that they plant at a conference where they just happen to drop it on a friday afternoon, the day that people usually drop things they want to fade away by the weekend, hoping that maybe the news cycle will bury it and weekend will bury it. jon: that way the administration can come out and say we told you about this a long time ago, this is old news. >> right. so you have all these, you know, suspicious allegations. you know i heard some allegations
, in this case, to get to the truth of exactly what went on in the irs because the irs employees are not obviously telling us what went on and what the truth is. jon: and again, we're learning more about how all of these scandals are coming to light. this one, came from a question at an american bar association seminar, a forum, in which lois lerner sort of let it slip, oh, yeah, we targeted tea party groups kind of by accident. turns out the question had been planted according to "the...
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yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted, but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effect. everyone thinks, my god, it is going to be another watergate, it is going to bring down the president. it is going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? well, lickman says two things. when there is proof that a president is directly involved, and when his own party starts speaking against him. lisa desjardins, cnn, washington. >>> people are lining up at gas stations and grocery stores grab a powerball ticket before tonight's drawing. why? because the jackpot is $600 million right now. it is the second biggest lottery jackpot in history. and ticket sales could drive it higher before the drawing. get this, if no one wins tonight, that jackpot could go over $900 million by wednesday. >>> coming up, a cnn exclusive, bernie madoff talks from prison to our own aaron smith of cnn mo
yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted, but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effect. everyone thinks, my god, it is going to be another watergate, it is going to bring down the president. it is going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? well, lickman says two things. when there is proof that a president is directly involved, and when his own...
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so, the irs is targeting right-wing groups, the irs scandal extending beyond the tea party now. lori: the president saying if true, he will not tolerate it. melissa: reporters from bloomberg snipping the terminals. who was targeted and what is being done to stop it? lori: dowell 20,000? the ultimate owlish case for stocks. it is time for our first check of the new york stock exchange. stocks off of the lows of the day. nicole: that is right. after three straight weeks of gains today pulling back just a little bit as you can see on the dow jones industrials, but when you look at the whole big board, the tech heavy nasdaq, up about six points, and the s&p 500 is up right now just fractionally not even one point. sitting in the unchanged line basically says we are holding the gains we have seen over the last three weeks. into retail sales numbers, some news out of china, a mixed bag, economic news with a name
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the irs scandal cost the man at the top his job. steve miller was acting commissioner for six months. he was made aware last year that some inspectors were putting extra scrutiny on conservative nonprofits. while the ouster satisfied some republicans, some critics say this is far from over. >> my question isn't about who's going to resign. my question is who's going to jail over this scandal? >> last night president obama announced the resignation and expressed his own irritation with these allegations. >> i've reviewed the treasury department watchdog's report and the misconduct that had been covered is inexcusable. it's inexcusable. and americans are right to be angry about it. and i'm angry about it. >> the department of justice says it's now looking into whether the irs violated any civil rights. >>> newly released white house e-mails provide a glimpse into how the obama administration handled the talking points right after the benghazi terror attack. the 99 pages of e-mails between the white house, state department and cia deta
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the obamacare section of the irs. there is a lot more. gerri: those are abc news reports and fox has not confirmed that but that really adds an interesting edge to this conversation. thank you for coming on we will talk to after the hearing to find out if you got the answers you wanted. we appreciate your time. when we come back you will see me test drive some of the hottest luxury cars out there. , long for the ride. they buzz and they seeing a end endangered and in our greenroom and why honeybees are dying off and buy a matters. in the green room right now. ♪ at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. she's always been able it's just her way. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of bod flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more conf
the obamacare section of the irs. there is a lot more. gerri: those are abc news reports and fox has not confirmed that but that really adds an interesting edge to this conversation. thank you for coming on we will talk to after the hearing to find out if you got the answers you wanted. we appreciate your time. when we come back you will see me test drive some of the hottest luxury cars out there. , long for the ride. they buzz and they seeing a end endangered and in our greenroom and why...
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is leaked by the irs to spin the output. this is not an honest mea culpa. the honest one is let's see the report, let's go through it, and like the ambassador said on the 29 changes we agree with, let's see what the changes need to be to make this not happen again. >> to give us a call to talk about the irs case, the targeting of certain groups, here are the numbers. our next caller is don on our democrat line. caller: you already talk to me. host: any thoughts on a second round here question mark >> people need to take that into -- when you hear darrell issa, reflect on those comments for just a moment. caller: an investigation is warranted. the targeting of think it will turn out that these organizations which are supposed to be nonpolitical -- they can do some political work, but if it is a 501(c), their primary job is supposed to be social welfare. it is likely they might find that most of these groups with a tree at party in their names, -- groups with patriot and tea party in their names, these things are political org
is leaked by the irs to spin the output. this is not an honest mea culpa. the honest one is let's see the report, let's go through it, and like the ambassador said on the 29 changes we agree with, let's see what the changes need to be to make this not happen again. >> to give us a call to talk about the irs case, the targeting of certain groups, here are the numbers. our next caller is don on our democrat line. caller: you already talk to me. host: any thoughts on a second round here...
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the irs. but that is it. your thoughts on the i.r.a. scandal the targeting of conservative groups in denying them there tax-exempt status because of the ideology she's doing and after a high level or the low level for those you don't understand what the responsibility is. i heard about this at the town hall meetings and political profiling is unacceptable for any purpose in the government especially the awesome power the irs has to enforce its mandate to make sure those pay what they owe. the idea they would use that power or have a slant how they enforce those awesome powers is an acceptable. our friends on the writer justifiably on the right is a subset of focused on their side but nobody should rest easy with the branch having this type of powers to be selected through cable castle rock or give the stamp of approval. it is unacceptable. lou: thank you for being with us. now turning to wall street quickly record-breaking performances again today and the dow is up 60 points closing of the 20t
the irs. but that is it. your thoughts on the i.r.a. scandal the targeting of conservative groups in denying them there tax-exempt status because of the ideology she's doing and after a high level or the low level for those you don't understand what the responsibility is. i heard about this at the town hall meetings and political profiling is unacceptable for any purpose in the government especially the awesome power the irs has to enforce its mandate to make sure those pay what they owe. the...
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the acting head of the irs sat down with the senate finance chair. and what was described as a pretty tough meeting. that's one of three committees here that wants to investigate. we now have the full report on the irs scandal. here's what's new. low-level irs employees made up rules that were unfair. their bosses weren't paying attention. so the rules stayed in place for a year and a half. >> we want to know exactly who knew what and when. how high up did it go? did the white house know about it? >> reporter: the extra scrutiny left some groups in limbo for three years. but even today, the irs is not agreeing to all the changes the report recommends to fix it. the bottom line is, it was wrong, president obama said in a statement last night. he's ordering the treasury secretary to put all those fixes in place quickly. and the attorney general's veginveg i investigating. >> reporter: there is a reason why the irs is tough on nonprofits. >> shadowy, political group s masquerading as social welfare organizations. >> reporter: was it a mistake or politic
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what's going on at the irs. who knew about it, and how high it went. >> in september 2010, the financial committee chairman sent a letter to the irs commissioner requesting an investigation into the abuse of tax exempt groups for political advocacy. marc 2012, democratic senators like chuck schumer wrote asking for the investigation of the groups to determine if they were improperly usingtax exempt status. today, senate majority leader reed didn't make excuse, for the irs, but -- >> there's a shadowy political group mask raiding the social welfare of the agency to solicit anonymous donations from we don't know who. >> two weeks ago, president obama told graduates they shouldn't listen to those warnings f abusive power. pro publy cay, a nonprofit that does investigative journalism revealed before the election releasedded nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups. they note applications approved are not to be made public. the inspector general report said the irs had ineffective nagent for allo
what's going on at the irs. who knew about it, and how high it went. >> in september 2010, the financial committee chairman sent a letter to the irs commissioner requesting an investigation into the abuse of tax exempt groups for political advocacy. marc 2012, democratic senators like chuck schumer wrote asking for the investigation of the groups to determine if they were improperly usingtax exempt status. today, senate majority leader reed didn't make excuse, for the irs, but -- >>...
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the irs. but if the irs comes back with a numerical reason, a nonpolitical reason, they're going to lose the suit. but there will be many, many of these lawsuits. it will be difficult for the irs to defend all of them with some irs based as opposed to politically based reason when almost all the groups got extra scrutiny are libertarian and conservative and almost none of the groups that got extra scrutiny are liberal or progressive. lori: infuriating. really. >> it is infuriating. like a lot of these things there is probably more to come, lori. hold your fury. lori: tip of the iceberg. ashley: yeah ittis the tip of the iceberg. judge, thank you so much. >> pleasure, guys. lori: amy poehler on "saturday night live", please don't audit me. lori: a plane landed. ashley: plane landing, we showed you this in chicago a few minutes ago. dow jones reporting that ceos of both boeing and united were passengers on this 787 flight from houston. again it was united's first dreamliner flight since the plan
the irs. but if the irs comes back with a numerical reason, a nonpolitical reason, they're going to lose the suit. but there will be many, many of these lawsuits. it will be difficult for the irs to defend all of them with some irs based as opposed to politically based reason when almost all the groups got extra scrutiny are libertarian and conservative and almost none of the groups that got extra scrutiny are liberal or progressive. lori: infuriating. really. >> it is infuriating. like a...
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on the irs. is this a case where events tell you there is simply too much bureaucracy? we have to go to a flat tax and some voices say that tonight? >> they will specialize in that we need a simplified tax code a simplified tax system and that would make it tougher for bureaucrats to engage in thii type of misbehavior. gerri: if they are there they cannot engage in this behavior. great to hear your comments on this complicated topics. i want to return to rich edson. you were breaking out the many scandals that have broken this week. i don't think i have ever seen a week in my lifetime where there has been so many negative headlines for one president. what do you say? >> it is the amount that has happened so quickly that fact that ben gauzy has come to a head but especially in this administration we have not seen the white house with issues like this dealing with a bad economy and a story that came all politically here or there. but the dominant force in this president's white house has been a muc
on the irs. is this a case where events tell you there is simply too much bureaucracy? we have to go to a flat tax and some voices say that tonight? >> they will specialize in that we need a simplified tax code a simplified tax system and that would make it tougher for bureaucrats to engage in thii type of misbehavior. gerri: if they are there they cannot engage in this behavior. great to hear your comments on this complicated topics. i want to return to rich edson. you were breaking out...
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>> well d on the irs stuff and all the rest? >> on the irs, feel like claude raineys. i'm shocked that thers would goo after people whose political views are not to their liking. on the issue of benghazi i'm deeply distressed and really stubbed when the president again today in this press conference repeated what is patent lie untree, and that is he keeps saying, as he did in the debate with mitt romney, he called the attack on benghazi a terrorist attack on that morning, and when in fact what he said was, no act of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, and that very night, he was on "60 minutes," and steve croft, said, mr. president you avowedded using the word terrorism in connection with the attack. do you believe this is a terrorist attack? obama: well, it's too early to know how this came about. what group was involved, but obviously it was an attack on americans. on letterman, few days later, said, was there -- what happens sneer the president says, here's what happened you've head a video released by somebody who lives here, sort of a shadowy
>> well d on the irs stuff and all the rest? >> on the irs, feel like claude raineys. i'm shocked that thers would goo after people whose political views are not to their liking. on the issue of benghazi i'm deeply distressed and really stubbed when the president again today in this press conference repeated what is patent lie untree, and that is he keeps saying, as he did in the debate with mitt romney, he called the attack on benghazi a terrorist attack on that morning, and when...
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calls from washington to investigate the irs asap. in today's cover story, we're "checking in" on why hotels stays are becoming pricey. plus, following the tragedy in bangladesh, retailers are facing pressure to take action. and, spend and smile. does money lead to happiness? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's tuesday, may 14th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks on edge. the dow fell, the nasdaq inched up a couple points, and the s&p just eeked out a record closing as traders became concerned about when the fed will pull the plug on its bond-buying program that has been stimulating stocks. gold fell $8 and oil dropped abour a dollar. transocean chairman michael talbert is resigning under pressure. shareholder activist carl ichan reporteldy wants talbert out over investment decisions. and, a senate committee will talk about your cable bill today. prices for cable have doubled over the past several years. phillip streibel of
calls from washington to investigate the irs asap. in today's cover story, we're "checking in" on why hotels stays are becoming pricey. plus, following the tragedy in bangladesh, retailers are facing pressure to take action. and, spend and smile. does money lead to happiness? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's tuesday, may 14th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: stocks on edge....
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will the irs -- the irs scandal claimed more victims. the agency's softball team canceled the game against republican senator john cornin's office. that's him in front of the flag. they didn't bother to resaidule. yes, it is worse. they ripped the irs comparing the actions to those of, quote, corrupt dictators. the team called the cheetahs by the way was tight lipped about how they skipped. speaking of yellow on wednesday the philadelphia eagle player evan mathis took a wiz on on the sign in dc. i envy that sign. this is disgusting. finally more bad news. hearings taking place on friday and irs officials can expect to be grilled much like this dog. >> do you wanna go see your friend fritzy? do you wanna go for -- do you want to do some training? do you like doing your training? do you wanna go for a run? do you wanna go for a run on the segue? >> the guy is probably buck naked. that's why the dog is freaking out. >> aren't they all? >> men filming their dogs are usually naked. >> with peanut butter. >> it is like a walky talky on a chair
will the irs -- the irs scandal claimed more victims. the agency's softball team canceled the game against republican senator john cornin's office. that's him in front of the flag. they didn't bother to resaidule. yes, it is worse. they ripped the irs comparing the actions to those of, quote, corrupt dictators. the team called the cheetahs by the way was tight lipped about how they skipped. speaking of yellow on wednesday the philadelphia eagle player evan mathis took a wiz on on the sign in...
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fact that this scandal with the irs. we are at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. we got a whole new tax bracket. it's got to police the health program. >> do you think the tax exempt groups, i know they are right wing but you think they should be tax exempt. they are focusing on one type. those groups are political action committees. >> hold on a second. >> either the argument is -- a group. >> i agree. [ talking over each other ] >> let's be honest before we cast aspersions on irs can't enforce the tax code. they went after groups that should not be tax exempt. [ talking over each other ] >> it's a nonprofit groups. shouldn't they be tax exempt? >> neil: that worthy of another show. in the meantime, you have been targeting groups was nuts. what happens when the taxman starts enforcing the new heavily law. that is what michele bachmann wants to know. first they need money to implement the healthcare law and prohibiting up health care companies for it. we reported and you decide. ♪ if you
fact that this scandal with the irs. we are at the mercy of this police force. it has greater and greater power. we got a whole new tax bracket. it's got to police the health program. >> do you think the tax exempt groups, i know they are right wing but you think they should be tax exempt. they are focusing on one type. those groups are political action committees. >> hold on a second. >> either the argument is -- a group. >> i agree. [ talking over each other ] >>...
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tonight on "the willis report." gerri: the irs over reach is the top story. the agency tops one negative -op groups and whether the independent agency is becoming a stronger arm for the obama administration. the president goes on the defense calling it outrageous. >> the irs as an independent agency requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence they are applying it in the non-partisan way. of the laws in a non-partisan way. you should feel that way regardless of party democrat or independent or republican gerri: the hou will investigate with of friday's hearing with kevinrady of texas and a member of that committee. welcome back. good to see you. r this taxpayer hearing a political group was getting additional scrutiny sent a chill down my spine. i was shocked. what you make of it? >> the same here. i.r.a. strikes fear in the hearts of law-abiding families and businesses and the thought they may be targeting you based on your political leanings is frightening. and it is troubling this could be occurring over two years that despite congress re
tonight on "the willis report." gerri: the irs over reach is the top story. the agency tops one negative -op groups and whether the independent agency is becoming a stronger arm for the obama administration. the president goes on the defense calling it outrageous. >> the irs as an independent agency requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence they are applying it in the non-partisan way. of the laws in a non-partisan way. you should feel that way regardless of...
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melissa: someone is, the irs makes the decision. that's the essential part of the question. >> absolutely, it's the irs's job to review applications for taxes of status and apply the law to the fact that are presented. the law states that ech organization must be organized in a particular way and follow certain basic rules, it's not supposed to be a #kwe of what view -- what views are promoted one way or another. melissa: demanding to look at the records and have it come out for more than a year, felt vindicated, today, i think, on fox business earlier today, and is this snowballing? i mean, how would you characterize this story now? >> abslutely, and when y look at where this started a couple years ago, the ways and means committee was operating off some comments they had got from conservative organizations say, look, we're trying to get a tax exempt status from the irs, but we get follow-up questions and additional scrutiny, and, finally, the treasury inspector general report comes out, and now you've got the white house demanding
melissa: someone is, the irs makes the decision. that's the essential part of the question. >> absolutely, it's the irs's job to review applications for taxes of status and apply the law to the fact that are presented. the law states that ech organization must be organized in a particular way and follow certain basic rules, it's not supposed to be a #kwe of what view -- what views are promoted one way or another. melissa: demanding to look at the records and have it come out for more than...
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we are engaged with the irs. that is why it's a different matter and why it's getting different traction. >> let me pick up on a group think in the media. kim in "wall street journal" pointed this out and excellent lay and terrific column on the op-ed page of "wall street journal." the people obama people have hired basically all think alike. so it's not necessary for the president to stand there and give orders, use the irs to investigate these people. cover up on benghazi. they all think that way, they don't need the marching orders. >> not only do they think alike but they think the same way with about the press. which is generally with disdain. >> jon: many administrations view the press with disdain. next, the benghazi story is not going away. [ male announcer ] house rule number 46. what's good for the pot... is even better for the cup. new single serve cafe collections from maxwell house. now available for use in the keurig k-cup brewer. always good to the last drop. now available for use in the keurig k-c
we are engaged with the irs. that is why it's a different matter and why it's getting different traction. >> let me pick up on a group think in the media. kim in "wall street journal" pointed this out and excellent lay and terrific column on the op-ed page of "wall street journal." the people obama people have hired basically all think alike. so it's not necessary for the president to stand there and give orders, use the irs to investigate these people. cover up on...
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the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel vindicated. a year or year and a half ago we were saying that we felt this was a problem. and i guess we get to say i told you so, but that doesn't really make us feel any better. >> you got a big questionnaire they made you fill it out. tell me the process. you applied for tax-exempt stat us and what happened? >> we applied for tax-exempt status in december of '09. we did not receive that until july of 2012. so just last summer. >> so it took two and a half years almost. >> yeah. >> two and a half years to get a questionnaire. what h
the irs. the richmond tea party said it was subject today a grueling application after applying for tax-exempt status. richmond tea party executive joins us. thanks for being here, larry. >> thanks for having us on. >> were you targeted? >> absolutely and it's creepy being on anybody's enemy's list, especially the government's. >> tonight the president admits it did happen. does that make you feel any better? >> it doesn't make us feel better but it makes us feel...
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yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effects. everyone thinks oh my god, it's going to be another watergate, it's going to bring down the president. it's going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? lichtmann says two things, when there's proof a president is directly involved and when his own party starts speaking against him. lisa desjardins, cnn, washington. >>> so this one is fun. watch this, look. ♪ this is ground control to major tom, you've really made the grade ♪ >> this is astronaut chris hadfield. he is a celebrity in canada, he channels his inner david bowie for the first music video from space. >> that's going in the record books. ♪ this is major tom to ground contr control ♪ thers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing thing is how like us these chimpanzees are. [ laughing ] [
yes, the irs. his approval numbers plummeted but none of that is remembered about truman today. >> scandals are way overblown in their political effects. everyone thinks oh my god, it's going to be another watergate, it's going to bring down the president. it's going to damage his party permanently. almost no scandals do that. >> reporter: what does make a scandal permanent? lichtmann says two things, when there's proof a president is directly involved and when his own party starts...
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is the irs. i'm a former federal tax litigation attorney. i work for the treasury department. we had only one client. it was the irs. the only entity that enforces tax policy in the united states and obamacare is in force by the irs. federal the most feared agency in the government. it should concern every single american listening today. the irs has admitted this week that they directly targeted ,mericans, including christians those who support the state of israel, those who work several jobs, including conservative key partiers. they were targeted, why? they believe.t their religious, political police. the irs targeted them for punishment or reward, depending on how their ideas lined up. this dysfunctional imitation of -- implementation of obamacare and the ongoing assault are nonnegotiable. it is enough to convince everyone of us to seek full repeal of the law. it is our job to defend liberty. that's why today we have to and this horrible piece of legislation. and stand up for people. i yield
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office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced his resignation today. he would be retiring in a couple weeks anyway and looks like he's taking the fall for something that happened on his watch. >> he was only there eight days and he's shoved out the door. this woman, now her job is very controversial, obviously under the spotlight with those groups being targeted. but now this other job, what's the other job she has being in charge of obamacare? >> obamacare has a lot of tax implications and the irs has opened up a new office just to make sure the implementation goes
office at the irs. abc political director rick klein reports us. abc news broke that story tonight. who is she? >> sarah hall ingram and she was in charge of the whole commission that takes care of the tax exempt groups. they are the ones overseeing the whole division in cincinnati that was targeting tea partyers. she was in charge of it during the entire period. she's been in the new job about a week. the guy who took her place in that job, joseph grant, he's actually -- they announced...
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with the tea party witch hunt, point to the irs. with regard to the ap scandal, point to the justice department. anybody but the white house. so i think it's that type of leadership to say look, i am ultimately responsible for what's going on here. i'm going to take control and make sure government works for the people and i think it's that sort of organizational institutional culture that he's been straddled with, that he sort of built this aura within the executive branch of the government. if they can't get ahold of that and change that narrative, it's going to cause a lot of trouble for this white house. >> wait a second. in all -- with all due respect, we can criticize the administration rightfully so for the mistakes they've made, but let's not pretend that the republicans in the previous administrations have been the paragon of virtue when it comes to running a good government. the administration, the president have a window of opportunity in the coming days and weeks to fix it. i think that's a big distinction and difference
with the tea party witch hunt, point to the irs. with regard to the ap scandal, point to the justice department. anybody but the white house. so i think it's that type of leadership to say look, i am ultimately responsible for what's going on here. i'm going to take control and make sure government works for the people and i think it's that sort of organizational institutional culture that he's been straddled with, that he sort of built this aura within the executive branch of the government....
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helping the world keep promises. neil: the irs now news that coululd make the irs six. they should be cut out of the health care law altogether and thousands of agents and tired. all l right, scotty, what do you make of this? >> this makes just as much sen sense, you need to have them do open-heart surgery on you. the irs never should have been charge of obamacare. the la three days of scandal coming out, who is to say these death panels may not be coming true. neil: at very least, bad timing. what do you make of this? >> this raises significant questions about the irs role in overseeing and administering obamacare. the irs is in chargef administrating the premium subsidies. one of the things that has come out is the irs targeted groups that opposed obamacare. do you want the same people who targeted those groups now overseeing t law? neil: you do, right question you don'you? >> i do want to say it is rotten, but there not going to force it, who will? the irs cannot afford the component of the health care laws. neil: do you feel at all weirded out by this the irs is pol
helping the world keep promises. neil: the irs now news that coululd make the irs six. they should be cut out of the health care law altogether and thousands of agents and tired. all l right, scotty, what do you make of this? >> this makes just as much sen sense, you need to have them do open-heart surgery on you. the irs never should have been charge of obamacare. the la three days of scandal coming out, who is to say these death panels may not be coming true. neil: at very least, bad...
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the press ignores claims from the tea party for three years that they were being targeted by the irs. the press gave obama a pass on benghazi for seven months, yeah, they get four pinocchios but seven months after the facts haven't changes. press is connected because they are outraged because they were targeted. that is only reason they are all united now. >> eric: it's interesting it's never president obama's fault. benghazi wasn't their fault. solyndra wasn't his fault. irs is not going to be his fault. >> bob: president of united states that they ordered it? >> eric: i'm suggesting that the president knew about all these things. >> bob: that is very serious allegation. >> it goes back to my point. he is unfit and incapable of managing and maybe inexperienced. >> eric: why would the irs purposely go after conservative groups. >> bob: i guess there were liberals in the organization. >> eric: because they wanted the accolades of finding out information on conservatives. >> bob: i would need to suggest this is something obama ordered happened is a very serious allegation. >> eric: that
the press ignores claims from the tea party for three years that they were being targeted by the irs. the press gave obama a pass on benghazi for seven months, yeah, they get four pinocchios but seven months after the facts haven't changes. press is connected because they are outraged because they were targeted. that is only reason they are all united now. >> eric: it's interesting it's never president obama's fault. benghazi wasn't their fault. solyndra wasn't his fault. irs is not going...
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>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is how stupid do they think we are? >> geraldo: stupid or crafty, the second scandal plaguing the administration is still the spin the state department put on benghazi. >> ongoing obsession with talking points and benghazi and the attempts to politicize that. constitute a side show driven interests.or largely by >> the fact that the state department was intimately involved in this and they were taking out factual information because they were worried about the political ramifications of that, i think that is a pretty important point. >> geraldo: and perhaps the most important point or at least the scandal closest to home for w
>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is...
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by the irs. are they are already collecting these dollars. this is all money collected to pay for the healthcare law. and a when you see how they have been unobjective or select willed certain groups to target i think their integrity comes into question and i think if we give them this much control and this much power with the healthcare law i think that we should take a step back and reexamine. >> greta: i don't know what is going o the ground happen now this rather downfortunate for the obama administration that the irs is under fire. i'm he curious. is there any way that they can hire the new you people without getting the money from you and i don't see how the congress the house of representatives who just yesterday voted to repeal obamacare is going authorize the money. isn't that where we stand that there is not the money to do this anyway? >> the senate would have to agree with the house in repealing the bill and obama would have to sign. >> assume it doesn't get repealed but they don't ha
by the irs. are they are already collecting these dollars. this is all money collected to pay for the healthcare law. and a when you see how they have been unobjective or select willed certain groups to target i think their integrity comes into question and i think if we give them this much control and this much power with the healthcare law i think that we should take a step back and reexamine. >> greta: i don't know what is going o the ground happen now this rather downfortunate for the...
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have the irs. even the 5% flat tax would be a fantasy across the board with no deductions. someone still isgoing to say i didn't make 200 grand, i made a hundred grand because i'm self employed. who is going to show up at their house and go through their bank accounts and prove they're lying. >> i'm happy to introduce john layfield. we have some technical difficulties. he's with us. i kno he's anxious to jump in on this. go ahead, john. >> that's because he's been getting audited. that's why. >> i have been getting audited. that's funny how that wor. i spoke out about obama care, and i guess if i spoke for obama care, i guess i wouldn't have been audited. texas is creating all the jobs and the tax is very low down here. look. this flat tax is right. you've got to take this irs out of the question. what they have done the last few years is absolutely criminal. it's not on some lower level. it is targeted. what they did with karl rove, with all the conservatives in the tea party. this was targeted an
have the irs. even the 5% flat tax would be a fantasy across the board with no deductions. someone still isgoing to say i didn't make 200 grand, i made a hundred grand because i'm self employed. who is going to show up at their house and go through their bank accounts and prove they're lying. >> i'm happy to introduce john layfield. we have some technical difficulties. he's with us. i kno he's anxious to jump in on this. go ahead, john. >> that's because he's been getting audited....